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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1937
Page
7
Mrs. Marshall Musick testified that deputies wounded her and killed her 19 year old son during a county attempt to drive the Musick family from Harlan County Kentucky. The testimony related to union organizing efforts by her husband, the elder Musick.
Separated since May 1936, Michael Jack Cudahy and his wife Mary Jacklyn Rovy are divorced in Los Angeles as Mrs. Cudahy wins the decree. Cudahy, described as a dancer, is connected to the Chicago meat packing family.
Miss Henrietta Hull and Miss Marjorie Mattam from Winona Minnesota traveled to the city to spend a weekend at a local residence, enjoying the hospitality and leisure time.
A May day note recalls a large Washington gathering for Lewis Brinning’s funeral at the First United Presbyterian Church. Local residents and visitors from Kalona to Keota attend, with remarks on fair weather, roads, and a playful birthday confession from John Titterington who turns eighty-one.
Mrs. Hall’s parents Dr and Mrs Henry C Hall and Mrs Winga’s relatives, Rowland Rees and Howell Rees, and Jerry Frane accompany Mrs Thomas in Chicago as Tuchard Thomas of Chicago lies ill with diphtheria in a city hospital.
May 1 Chicago cash corn prices report shows No 3 yellow 12 36 to 14 7 percent 133 to 137 percent No 2 white 156 percent wimple gerade 130 percent estimated carlots 45.
Market data snippet shows May values 1.72 and 1.73 percent for open high low and close. July figures list 1.73 and 1.779 percent with an 171 percent reading on line L7iM.
Severe floods sweep Western Ontario with washouts near Ingersoll derailing rail traffic and washing out routes. Survivors describe inundation and damage as waters receded after peaking, leaving communities assessing losses and relief needs.
Market on May 1 remains nominally steady with top weights around 10.30 and week gains largely 0 to 10 cents. Cattle prices span beef steers 14.9 16.75 and cows 0 to 9.50, while sheep listings show lambs 13.50 to 12.75 and yearlings 16 to 11. Potatoes, butter and poultry also noted with steady trends and mixed receipts.
Chicago reports market steady with receipts of 34 368 units for produce and bees. details indicate stable prices across categories as of May 1. No further data on growers, buyers, or destinations.
Gryfton Loethrep head of Purina Mills Sanitation Department explains a diagnostic test for worms in poultry by inspecting intestines after culling a bird. He notes large roundworms color lengths and the toll on weight egg production and vitality. Government and veterinary groups recommend tetrachloroethylene as a quick treatment available through Purina seed stores.
The Chicago grain table shows May prices for wheat at 1.31 percent and remaining figures. July and September figures follow for wheat corn oats and rye with varying percentages. May and July data indicate shifts in prices and implied gains across months.
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